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OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission in Mongolia to hold press conference on Thursday
ULAANBAATAR, 25 June 2013 - The Election Observation Mission from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) monitoring the presidential election in Mongolia will present its preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Thursday, 27 June, in Ulaanbaatar...
Iceland parliamentary elections pluralistic and transparent, says OSCE/ODIHR final report, recommends measures to strengthen legal framework
The 27 April 2013 parliamentary elections in Iceland were conducted in a pluralistic and transparent manner, but certain aspects of the electoral legal framework could benefit from further review, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) says in its final report, which was released on 24 June 2013...
International election observer mission in Albania to hold press conference on Monday
TIRANA, 21 June 2013 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Albania will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 24 June, in Tirana... ()
OSCE/ODIHR renews work of its advisory panel on freedom of religion or belief
The new 12-member Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met for the first time in Warsaw on 18 June 2013 to map out the Panel’s role in providing assistance to OSCE participating States...
Consolidation of Serbian legislation and ensuring better public access to laws in focus at OSCE/ODIHR workshop
Better public access to domestic Serbian laws, the consolidation of national legislation, and its harmonization with international standards were the focus of a workshop in Belgrade organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Serbian National Assembly and the OSCE Mission to Serbia on 17 and 18 June 2013...
Greater efforts, co-operation needed to ensure security of Jewish communities, say participants at OSCE conference in Berlin
BERLIN, 13 June 2013 – Violent attacks and threats motivated by anti-Semitism affect the day-to-day lives of Jewish communities all across the OSCE region, and these communities are in need of protection from these threats and the harmful impact they have on their religious and cultural activities and on their human rights, said participants at an expert OSCE conference in Berlin today...
OSCE/ODIHR presents electoral recommendations in Lithuania
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Vilnius from 11 to 13 June 2013 to present the final report of the Election Assessment Mission for last year’s parliamentary elections in Lithuania...
ODIHR launches project to promote protection of human rights defenders
A new project to promote the effective protection of human rights defenders through the development of recommendations for governments was launched by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at a two-day expert meeting in Warsaw on 10 and 11 June 2013...
Security needs of Jewish communities in OSCE region focus of conference in Berlin
BERLIN, 11 June 2013 – Representatives of governments from some 20 OSCE participating States, civil society and Jewish communities will meet in Berlin on Thursday, 13 June for an expert conference on the security needs of Jewish communities in the OSCE region...
More co-operation between civil society and government needed to better combat hate crimes against the disabled, Oslo seminar participants agree
Greater co-operation between civil society, law enforcement agencies and government institutions is needed to improve responses to hate-motivated crimes against people with disabilities, participants said at a regional seminar co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Oslo on 4 June 2013...